Geotagging using barcodes
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorFarooq Khan
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for associating geotag information obtained from a barcode with image or video data is provided. The apparatus includes a camera module for capturing an image or video of an object, a barcode decoding module for receiving barcode data related to the object and for extracting geotag information from the barcode data, and a processor for associating the geotag information with the image or video.
Claims19
An image and video geotagging device, comprising:
- a camera module for capturing an image or video of an object;
- a barcode decoding module for receiving barcode data related to the object and for extracting geotag information from the barcode data;
- and
- a processor for associating the geotag information with the image or video.
A method of associating geotag information with related image or video data, the method comprising:
- receiving barcode data;
- extracting geotag information from the barcode data;
- and
- associating the geotag information with image or video data.
A method of providing geotag information to a user, the method comprising:
- obtaining geotag information for an object or location;
- converting the geotag information into a barcode;
- and
- providing the barcode to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.